AGITG NEO-IMPACT

Pancreatic cancer

Key Inclusion criteria

• Pancreatic adenocarcinoma proven by histology or cytology that is resectable or borderline resectable.
• Adequate kidney, liver and bone marrow function to be able to undergo immuno-chemotherapy
• Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks

Key exclusion criteria

• Locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
  Neuroendocrine pancreatic carcinoma.
• Prior treatment for pancreatic cancer (including another clinical trial).
• Active or prior autoimmune or inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (eg. colitis, Crohn's disease), systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, Wegener syndrome (granulomatosis with polyangitis, Graves disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis).
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness (such as ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrheoa, psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements).

The NEO-IMPACT study will assess the safety of combining standard chemotherapy (modified FOLFIRINOX) with immunotherapy (durvalumab) in patients with early stage pancreatic adenocarcinoma who are considered suitable for surgery.

You may be eligible for this study if you are an adult aged 18 or older, you have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that is suitable for surgery (resectable or borderline resectable) and your kidneys, liver and bone marrow are considered healthy enough for you to take both chemotherapy and an immunotherapy drug.

All participants who choose to enrol in this study will undergo 6 treatment cycles every 2 weeks (for a total of 12 weeks) of combined immuno-chemotherapy (durvalumab with modified FOLFIRINOX).
The chemotherapy (modified FOLFIRINOX) will be administered as a day patient in hospital. It is given via an intravenous (into a vein) infusion on day 1 of each cycle. One of the chemotherapy drugs (5-FU) will be given as a continuous infusion over 46 hours via a portable pump therefore you will return to the hospital on day 3 to have this pump disconnected , The immunotherapy drug (durvalumab) will be given via an intravenous infusion on day 1 of each second cycle i.e. cycles 1, 3 and 5. At the end of the 6 treatment cycles, participants will be assessed for their suitability for surgery. After surgery all participants will then undergo an additional 6 treatment cycles of chemotherapy alone (modified FOLFIRINOX). All participants will be monitored for 12 months after their surgery, This will include a medical review, blood tests and imaging with a CT scan every 3 months.

It is hoped this research will determine if adding immunotherapy to standard chemotherapy affects how well the treatment is tolerated, and whether it will affect how much of the planned treatment can be completed (due to potential side effects). If the combined treatments are shown to be safe, they may be prescribed to future pancreatic cancer patients.

For more information regarding this clinical trial click here.